Best Places In The World To Retire

Out of the total number of expats living in the Lake Chapala area, about 60% of them live in Ajijic. The rest are divided in other places such as Jocotepec, San Juan Cosala, and on the other side of the lake.

 

Out of the entire population of Ajijic, I would estimate that about 40% are expats. Ajijic is like Chinatown but we have foreigners. This is the “foreigntown” of Mexico.

 

(Alicia Gomez at a gathering with...

Out of the total number of expats living in the Lake Chapala area, about 60% of them live in Ajijic. The rest are divided in other places such as Jocotepec, San Juan Cosala, and on the other side of the lake.

 

Out of the entire population of Ajijic, I would estimate that about 40% are expats. Ajijic is like Chinatown but we have foreigners. This is the “foreigntown” of Mexico.

 

(Alicia Gomez at a gathering with American and Canadian friends, Ajijic, Mexico, pictured.)

The rental contracts in Nicaragua are in two languages – Spanish and English. In the case of Nicaragua, if there’s any type of discrepancy or misinterpretation of any of the agreements, the Spanish version would prevail.

The rental contracts in Nicaragua are in two languages – Spanish and English. In the case of Nicaragua, if there’s any type of discrepancy or misinterpretation of any of the agreements, the Spanish version would prevail.

The Algarve has hardly any blackouts or brownouts. We have a very, very reliable power source.   In a typical year, we will have zero blackouts or brownouts. 

 

(Night lights at the pool and restaurant at Algarve Senior Living, Portugal, pictured.)

The Algarve has hardly any blackouts or brownouts. We have a very, very reliable power source.   In a typical year, we will have zero blackouts or brownouts. 

 

(Night lights at the pool and restaurant at Algarve Senior Living, Portugal, pictured.)

The geographical location of Pedasi is the best because it’s a town around the coast with beautiful virgin beaches. There are no big developments on the beaches so there are a lot of places where you can enjoy and at the same time have some privacy.

 

What’s even more beautiful here are the people. The people of Pedasi are friendly and are very respectful.

 

It’s nice to live here because it’s nothing like a...

The geographical location of Pedasi is the best because it’s a town around the coast with beautiful virgin beaches. There are no big developments on the beaches so there are a lot of places where you can enjoy and at the same time have some privacy.

 

What’s even more beautiful here are the people. The people of Pedasi are friendly and are very respectful.

 

It’s nice to live here because it’s nothing like a big city.  You will not experience a traffic jam here. You can have everything necessary to live a nice life. There is a hospital and other emergency services. There are nice schools, stores or nice supermarkets to shop in. There are also plenty of different restaurants here. You can also fish, dive, snorkel, go whale watching, or see monkeys or horses. There are a lot of different activities that you can do.

 

Another nice thing about Pedasi is that it is very rich in Panamanian culture. The people in Pedasi still follow old traditions especially in celebrating the festivals at different times of the year.

 

Pedasi is a great place to go to. The mix of these things together is what makes Pedasi a safe, comfortable and fun place to live in. It’s a nice place for retirement, too. If you want to have fun, there are casinos and a discotheque in Las Tablas, which is about 30 minutes away by bus from Pedasi. Chitre has casinos too and it’s about 45 minutes away.

We do not see a lot of crimes here in Ambergris Caye. If you are on Facebook and you post a status that you are on vacation and when you come back you post that your kids have new iPads and that your husband has his new Sony PlayStation, just like anywhere in the world, you open your doors to people who might take advantage of you. Alternatively, if you keep your doors locked and live a simple life, there is not much crime. Ambergris Caye is a small island, so if one crime happens, it...

We do not see a lot of crimes here in Ambergris Caye. If you are on Facebook and you post a status that you are on vacation and when you come back you post that your kids have new iPads and that your husband has his new Sony PlayStation, just like anywhere in the world, you open your doors to people who might take advantage of you. Alternatively, if you keep your doors locked and live a simple life, there is not much crime. Ambergris Caye is a small island, so if one crime happens, it seems "ginormous," but it is not worse like someone being shot every hour in some other cities of the world. It is very safe here in Ambergris Caye. I am a mother of a 14-year old daughter who hangs out with her friends at the park. She goes to discos; I allow her to walk home, and I feel very safe.

 

Crimes sometimes happen to careless expats; they get pick pocketed when they are at the wrong place at the wrong time, but again, that is the same as anywhere in the world. You should not be on a back street at 2 AM. It is not that you are asking for trouble, but there is no need for you to be there, if you do not live there. Of course, there are hustlers and pickpockets wherever there are tourists anywhere, but it is not much worse here in Ambergris Caye than in other places in the world.